Cape Breton Business and Philanthropy Hall of Fame

Cape Breton Business & Philanthropy Hall of Fame Laureates have been committed to our community with their time, energy and mentorship, which in turn have broadened opportunities for others and provided inspiration for other entrepreneurs and passionate community minded individuals.

Business Hall of Fame

• Business Excellence
  The nominee is recognized for outstanding business achievements over their lifetime body of work.

• Entrepreneurial Spirit and Action
  The nominee has demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit and leadership skills by founding a business OR leading a business through change, expansion and/or to impact economic growth.

• Inspiring Leadership
  The nominee has an extraordinary ability to influence people and events. They have achieved a high level of respect within the business community and are identified for their established vision and innovative thinking.

• Community Impact
  The nominee has demonstrated community-mindedness and has contributed to public service or shared economic success within the community. Nominees have contributed to improving the quality of living in our community.

• Legacy
  The nominee is widely respected by their peers and is considered a role model for future generations of entrepreneurs and business leaders, as well as others in business. Furthermore, they have also supported or assisted other businesses and entrepreneurs to become successful over their career.

• Local
  The nominee must have been born, lived, and/or owned/operated a business on Cape Breton Island, have made significant contributions over their lifetime to influencing and growing the business community

Philanthropy Hall of Fame

• Legacy
  Has established a philanthropic legacy in Cape Breton through the personal contribution of their treasure, time and talent to the charitable sector over a sustained period of 10 years or more.

• Treasure
  This individual has personally made an outstanding financial contribution (one time or cumulatively) of $100,000 or more to the charitable sector.

Additional consideration will be given to candidates who, in support of meeting the primary criterion above, exhibit one or both of the following criteria:

• Time
  This individual has a history of being connected to the Cape Breton community through local board service and/or volunteer work.

• Talent
  The nominee has demonstrated community-mindedness and has contributed to public service or shared economic success within the community. Nominees have contributed to improving the quality of living in our community.

Philanthropy Leadership Award

This individual has had a profound effect on the Philanthropic sector in Cape Breton through fundraising, volunteering, and inspiring others to donate.

This individual inspires charitable acts and encourages others to give. With this person’s dedication to charitable causes, they inspire others and collectively advance the missions of organizations in the community around them. Their commitment leads to impact and change.

Either through working in the charitable sector, commitment of time through volunteer work, or by offering of talent to fundraise, this individual has deeply impacted the people who are served by charities and not-for-profits.

This individual supports projects and endeavors from which the people of (and beyond) Cape Breton benefit. They also may support efforts that are considered controversial, which will unlikely gain widespread support of the general public or the government.

This individual works to improve the wellbeing of the people in Cape Breton by helping to prevent and aiming to solve social problems. When this person contributes to a cause, others around them take notice. They wield influence in their community and when they use that influence for good, it has a significant impact.